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As we have seen, the needs of professional sports teams are often the key driver of stadium and arena projects. The commercial performance of the major sports leagues is therefore critical as is the relocation and expansion of franchises.

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NHL ice hockey team the New York Islanders has made a move to return to its old home in the suburbs of New York City, but will be faced with a rival bid to develop a new stadium by Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise New York City FC.

According to the TASS news agency, the Russian Sports Ministry has been forced to make cuts to the national team ice hockey tournament due to an economic slump that is placing pressure on the government’s budget.

Swiss telco Swisscom has said it will fight a CHF143m (€137m/$151m) fine that Switzerland’s Competition Commission (ComCo) is seeking to impose for alleged prohibited marketing of sports content via pay-television.